The rapid onset of resistance reduces the efficacy of most conventional antimicrobial drugs
and is a general cause of concern for human well-being. Thus, there is great demand for a …

Most antifungal peptides (AFPs), if not all, have membrane activity, while some also have
alternative targets. Fungal membranes share many characteristics with mammalian …

Over the past six decades, the drug resistance of Plasmodium falciparum has become an
issue of utmost concern. Despite the remarkable progress that has been made in recent …

Cyclic β-sheet decapeptides from the tyrocidine group and the homologous gramicidin S
were the first commercially used antibiotics, yet it remains unclear exactly how they kill …

Diseases caused by protozoan parasites can pose a severe thread to human health and are
behind some serious neglected tropical diseases like malaria and leishmaniasis. Though …

Gramicidin S and polymyxins are small cationic cyclic peptides and act as potent antibiotics
against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria by perturbing integrity of the bacterial …

Natural products have made a crucial and unique contribution to human health, and this is
especially true in the case of malaria, where the natural products quinine and artemisinin …

El presente estudio documental evalúa el efecto biocontrolador del género Bacillus sp
contra hongos fitopatógenos de plantas, particularmente, a través de relaciones …

Membranes consisting of phospholipid bilayers are an essential constituent of eukaryotic
cells and their compartments. The alteration of their composition, structure, and morphology …

Tyrocidines are cationic cyclodecapeptides from Bacillus aneurinolyticus that are
characterized by potent antibacterial and antimalarial activities. In this study, we show that …